Household oil burner



Sept. 19, 1933. A. PAGE V 1,927,595

HOUSEHOLD OIL BURNER Filed Aug. 25, 1932 Wa n/rm Patented Sept. 19, 1933 HOUSEHOLD on. BURNER Almeda Page, Bristol, Conn., assignor to Triple- 7 t ed," Plainville, 001111., a corporation of Connecticut Application August 1932. 7 Serial :No.-630,012

s Claims. (01. 158- 87) Seal, Incorporat This invention relates to burners which use liquid fuel and are designed to be placed in stoves, ranges and heaters, and particularly to the mounting of such burners. The object of the invention is to so construct and mount the burners that they may be arranged in a stove, range, or heater, in such manner as to ensure the greatest efficiency for the desired use.

In attaining this object pluralities of burners are so mounted that they may be positioned in various relations to each other and at difiereht heights in order that they may conform to the especial conditions met in the particular places in which they are to be used, that is, the burners may be variously combined and separated or brought close together, depending upon the shape of fire box or location of the water heater or oven of the stove, range or heater in which they are to be set. I

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shows a plan view of a form of the apparatus which has two'sets of three burners each arranged in one relation to each other, the cover plate of one of the sets being omitted.

Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same with one of the burner sets out in central vertical section.

Fig. 3 on smaller scale shows a plan view-of a three unit burner.

Fig. 4 is a detail showing the connection between a burner vaporizing cup and the support ing bar. a

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view illustrating an' adjusted.

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating a contracted arrangement of the burners.

The apparatus shown has a tubular post 1 that may be fastened vertically in a stove, range or heater, by any suitable means. Fitted on the post is a supportingbar 2. This bar is capable of being raised and lowered-and also rotated on the post, and it is fastened in the position to which it is adjusted by a screw 3.

The structure depicted has two disks 4 with integral arms 5-that are fastened to the ends of the supporting bar by bolts 6.- The upper faces of these disks are recessed'to form vaporizing bers to central intake openings 9. r 1 I The structure illustrated has two burner bases 10 each having a central circular section 11 the under side of which is shaped to set on a pack- 1 ing 12 in the vaporizing chamber. Integral with ten sections 13 that in. their upper faces have- 'forations'19 are made in the cover over -the spaces the vaporizer disks by mea'nsof a threaded stud ward or from each other. After theunitshave extended relation to which the burners may be chambers '7, and passages 8 lead from these chamfrom any suitable reservoir of fuel.

the central section of each base are three skeleannular wick grooves 14 containing wicks 15 fabricated of any suitable material, for example, asbestos. 'Arc-shaped ports 16 are made through so the central portion of thebase fromthevaporizing chambers to the-wickgrooves. v I. Mounted. on the walls of the wick grooves are the v usual concentrically arranged, perforated cylindrical shells'l'l. On top of thejshells is a 5' cover18 which maybe made in-a single piece for each unit or of several' piec'e's,asdesired. 'Perbetween the shells to permit the escape of the products of'combu'stionand thus allow the neces sary draft for supporting "combustion. The edges of the cover plates arepreferably provided with flanges 20 and portions in from the edges may be depressed in such manner as to retain theupper edges of th'e shells correctly spaced. {(5 The cover plates maybe fastened in place by bolts '21 which pass through the plates and the bases. The burner unitsare shown as secured to 22 and pin 23; H a

- When the pins 23 are-loosened the burner units may be rotated, to --varioufs positions, and upon loosening the screw 3'and bolts 6 the supporting bar may beturned'so as to swing the'unitsto- 35' been adjusted to the required relations. and raised orlowered to the desired level, the screws and bolts aret'ightened so as tahold the assembly rigid. Fig. 5, diagrammatically indicates .the

supportingjbar' turned so-as to'givethe' units a 2 widespreadpand Fig. 6 indicates the supporting bar-turned so as-to draw-the unitscompactly together. The'hu'nibei of burners and the number of units may be'varied as may be the-number of wickgrooves and shells, without departing from the invention,-

. After the units have been adjusted sothat they will be located in the most' e'fiicient position in the fire box of the stove, range or heater in which they are to be placed, intake pipes 2 1 are con- 00 nected with the intakeopenings in theunder side of theva'porizing disks; At the lowerends of these intake pipes there are; shown fittings 25 with plugs 26 that; may be removed for. cleaning. the pipes. Connected with the fittings by suit- 9 able couplings are fuel supply pipes 27 that lead The elements are cheap to manufacture, and they may be assembled in many relations. "As a result of the provision for raising and lowering H t the burners, swinging them and rotating them to various positions, the apparatus may be arranged in stoves, ranges or heaters of various shapes and sizes in such manner as to obtain the maximum effect of the flame, that is, the burners may be spread apart, they may be nested, or they maybe turnedltolone side 'or 'the' other in order that they be closely associated with'a watercon- V tainer or an oven. The fuel passes freely, into the vaporizing disks from the vertical pipes andin the chambers is quickly vaporized. Any desired means may be arranged for igniting 1thefuel.

The invention claimed is: i v 1. An oil burner comprising supporting "means, a member adjustable on said supportingmeans, a plurality, of vaporizing chambers adjustably attached'to said adjustable member, oil supply' means communicating with each. vaporizing chamber, a burner base mounted on each vapor -izing chamber and closing the open top thereof, each burner base having a plurality of annular wick grooves the centers of which are equi-distant from the axis of the base in which they are I contained, ports extending from said grooves to' the vaporizing chamber below, a" plurality of pairs of concentric'perforated shells on each base each pair being 'mounted above and communicating with one of said annular grooves, and cover plates at the top of saidlshells.

I 2. An oilburner comprismg supporting means, a member adjustable on said supporting means,

:a'plurality of vaporizing chambers adjustably attached to said adjustable member, .oil supply means communicating with each vaporizing chamber, a burner-base rotatably mounted on each vaporizing chamber andclosing the vopen top thereof, each burner base havingra plurality of annular wickgrooves; the centers of which .are

.equi-distant from the axis of the baseinfwhich said supporting means, a plurality of horizontally adjustable vaporizing chambers mounted on said .bar, oil supply means communicating'with each vaporizing chamber, aburner base mounted on and rotatably adjustable-withrelation-to:each vaporizing chamber and closing the open top thereof, each burner base having a plurality or annular wick grooves the centers of whichare equi-distant from the axis of the base in which they are contained,:ports extending from saidgrooves to the vaporizing chamber below, a plurality ofpairs of concentric perforated shells on'eachbase each .pair' being .mounted' above and communicating with one of said annular grooves; and cover plates at the top .of said shells; 1 v

1 '4.,An oil burner comprising supporting means, :a member adjustable, on said supporting means,

a pluralityof 'vaporizing chambers attached to "said adjustable "member and horizontally adjustable with relation thereto,-oil supply means communicating. with each vaporizing chamber, a

- burner base mounted on and rotatablyadjustable with relation to each-vaporizing'chamber and v closing theopen. top thereof, eachburner base plates at the topfof said shells. 7

having a plurality of annular wick grooves the centers of which are equi-distant fromthe axis of the base in which they are contained, ports extending from said grooves to the vaporizing chamber below, a plurality of pairs of concentric perforated shells on each. base each pair being mounted above'and communicating with one of said annular grooves, and cover plates at the top of said shells.

5. An oil burner comprising supporting means, a plurality of horizontally adjustable vaporizing chambers mounted on said supporting means, oil supply means communicating with each vaporizing chamber, a' burner'base rotatably mounted top thereof, each burner base having a plurality of annular wick grooves the centers of which are equidistant from the axis of the base in which they .are'contained, ports extending from said plurality of pairsof 'concentricfperforated. shells on each base each pair being mounted above and communicating with oneof said annulargrooves.

6. An oil burner comprising supporting means,

"a' plurality of vaporizingchambers adjustablyat- .t'ached to said adjustable member, oil supply means communicating with" each vaporizing chamber, a burner base rotatably mounted on.

each vaporizing chamber and'closingthe open" 0 .topfthereof, each burner basehaving a plurality of independent annular. wick grooves the centers of which are equi-distantirom eachf'other, said grooves overlapping the vapor chamber below ports that provide communication in all positions of the base, extendingfrom' said grooves to the vaporizing chamber below, a plurality of ,pairs of concentric perforated shell on each'base each pair beingmounted above and communicat ingwith one .of said annular grooves, andv cover '7. An oil'burner'comprising supporting, means, a memberadjustabl'e on said supporting means, a vaporizing chamber attached to said adjust' able. member and horizontally adjustable with relation thereto, oil supplymeans communicating was said vaporizing chamber, a burner base mounted on androtatably adjustable with relation to said. vaporizing chamberand closing the; opentop thereof, said; burner base having a plurality of annular grooves the centers of which are equi-distant from each other and from the axis of the base',-ports extending-from said nfeach'va'porizing chamber and closing the open 9 groovesto the vaporizing chamber below, and a a member adjustable on said supporting means,"

grooves to the vaporizing chamber below, and a3130 plurality of pairs of concentric perforated shells oneach base each pair being mounted aboveiand communicating with one of said annular grooves. I 8. An oil burner comprising supporting means,

a member; adjustable on said Supporting means,p

a vaporizing chamber adjustably attached to said adjustable member, oil supply means communicating with said vaporizingchamber, a burner base 'mounted on said-:-vaporizing chamber and closing the open topthereof, said burner rbasekm having a pluralityof annular wickzgrooves which overlap the vaporizing chamber, ports extending from the overlapping, sections of said grooves" to the vaporizing chamber. .below, and a-plur'al-- ity of pairs of concentric perforated shells on said base each pair. being'inounted above and communicating with one of said annular. grooves.

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